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Debates over how to teach math echo the conflicts over reading instruction, and some issues are similar. But unlike math, reading—in its full sense—draws on everything a person has been able to learn.

The same philosophy that guides our distribution requirements - that higher math should be available for everyone, but not mandatory - should underlie national standards. This system promises students ...

Few elementary education programs give future teachers enough exposure to foundational math concepts, like number sense and algebraic reasoning, before they reach the classroom. That’s the upshot of a ...

George Mason Term Instructor Ermias Kassaye, left, helps a student figure out an equation during a summer math boot camp on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2023 at George Mason University in Fairfax. Va.

Mathematics continues to pose formidable challenges to college students of all ages and backgrounds. It remains vital that we use achievable and proven routes to prepare both new and nontraditional ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

A student uses his phone to copy the whiteboard at the end of a summer math boot camp session on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2023 at George Mason University in Fairfax. Va. Diego Fonseca looked at the computer ...